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The Leaders And Chief Whips Of Recognized Parties And Groups In Parliament (facilities) Act, 1998

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THE LEADERS AND CHIEF WHIPS OF RECOGNIZED PARTIES AND GROUPS IN PARLIAMENT (FACILITIES) ACT, 1998.

ACT NO. 5 OF 1999.

[7th January, 1999.]

An Act to provide for facilities to Leaders and Chief Whips of recognised parties and groups in Parliament.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1.Short title and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2.Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "recognised group" means,-

(i) in relation to the Council of States, every group of parties recognised for the purposes of this Act by the Chairman under the rules regulating the procedure of that House;

(ii) in relation to the House of the People, every group of parties recognised for the purposes of this Act by the Speaker under the rules regulating the procedure of that House;

(b) "recognised party" means,-

(i) in relation to the Council of States, every party which is recognised for the purposes of this Act by the Chairman under the rules regulating the procedure of that House;

(ii) in relation to the House of the People, every party which is recognised for the purposes of this Act by the Speaker under the rules regulating the procedure of that House.

3.Facilities to the Leaders and Chief Whips of recognised groupsand parties.

Subject to any rules made in this behalf by the Central overnment, each leader (other than the Leader of the Opposition as defined in section 2 of the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977) (33 of 1977) and each Chief Whip of a reconised group and a recognised party shall be entitled to telephone and secretarial facilities.

4.Power to make rules.

(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2) Every rule made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

5.Amendment of section 3 of Act 10 of 1959.

In the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, in section 3,-

(i) after clause (ab), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

"(ac) the office of each leader of a recognised party and a recognised group in either House of Parliament;";

(ii) after Explanation 2, the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely:-

Explanation 3.-In clause (ac), the expressions "recognised party" and "recognised group" shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998.

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THE DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (VALIDATION OF DISCIPLINARY POWERS) ACT, 1998.

ACT NO. 6 OF 1999.

[8th January, 1999.]

An Act to provide for validation of disciplinary powers exercised by the Vice-Chairman and officers of the Delhi Development Authority.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1.Short title.

This Act may be called the Delhi Development Authority (Validation of Disciplinary Powers) Act, 1998.

2.Definitions.

In this Act,-

(a) "Authority" means the Delhi Development Authority established under section 3 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957 (61 of 1957)

(b) "Vice-Chairman" means the Vice-Chairman of the Authority.

3.Validation of disciplinary powers exercised or action taken byVice-Chairman or other officers.

Notwithstanding any judgment, decree or order of any Court or Tribunal or other Authority to the contrary, where any disciplinary powers or action which th e Central Government or the Authority may exercise or take under the Delhi Development Authority (Salaries, Allowances and Conditions of Service) Regulations, 1961 had been exercised or taken by the Vice-Chairman or other officers of the Authority during the period on and from the 22nd day of November, 1979 to the 1st day of March, 1994, such disciplinary powers or action shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively exercised or taken by the Vice-Chairman or such other officer as if the Vice-Chai man or such other officer had been specified, with the previous approval of the Central Government in the said Delhi Development Authority (Salaries, Allowances and Conditions of Service) Regulations in that behalf and accordingly, no suit or other proce ding shall be instituted, maintained or continued in any Court or Tribunal or before other authority on the ground that the Vice-Chairman or such other officer was not competent to exercise such disciplinary power or take such action.

RAGHBIR SINGH,

Secy. To the Govt. of India.